Macromolecular Journals and the People behind Them

Abstract

Thelastyear hasseensomedeepchangesinthestructureof the editorial office. The editorial tasks have been redistributed between two groups within the Macromolecular Journals Team. Firstly, the so-called ‘‘Editorial Team’’ is responsible for administrativesupport of the editors and for the complete management of the manuscripts in the publishing process from acceptance until publication. Secondly, the editors ‐ although with individual responsibilities for the respective journals ‐ work together for the further development of the Macromolecular Journals, acquiring new and interesting contributions for all journals andhandlingthemanuscriptsontheirwayfromsubmission to final decision through the strict peer reviewing procedures. This includes the choice of suitable independent referees and the final decision whether to accept or reject a manuscript on the basis of the referee comments. The two groups work closely together as the Macromolecular Team (cf. Figure 1) which we would like to introduce